James ingram



VJAMES INGRAM, os frnoY, New YoRK.

Letters Patent No. 99,572, dated February 8, 1870. i

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METHOD `OP ATTACHING FLOATSANDXNHERS TO FIEEING-.LINES TheBchedulereferred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same.

I, J A uns INGRAM, of the city of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer, andState of New York, 4have invented certain Improvements in the Method ofAttaching Floats and Sinkers to Fish-Lines, of which the following is aspecification. Y l y My invention relates to a device by means ot'which`a float or sinker may be attached direct-ly to any portion of'afish-line, without the necessity of proceeding to the end of the line toattach it.

The `ordinary float is usually constructed with a Wire loop at its lowerend, and a small section of quill slipped over the upper extremity, bymeans of' which itis conlined tothe line, and, in order to attach it,the end of the line has to he passed through the loop and quill, whichnecessitates the nnwiuding of the line from the reel or the removal ofthe hook, which is very inconvenient.

Figure lis a view of the float, with the device at- V tached; i

Figure 2, a view ofthe snkel; and i Figure 3, a view of one end of the'float-piu, with the device attached.4

In the drawingv a represents the body of the float or sinker, `which isconstructed in the ordinary manner. y

To the ends of 1the pin 21, passing through the oat or the ends of thesink er, are attached the wire loops c, in any suitable manner, `as inthe ordinary float or sinker. f

From each end of the pin b, or the sinker, project the short pins d,pressing against the loops c, and pass ing to a short distance heyondthem.

The wiree' which the "loops and pins are made should possess some degreeof elasticity, in ordcrthat' when the 'loops and piu are pressed apart,and the pressure removed, they may resume their original positicn.

To attach the float or sinker to the line, the line is doubled, so as toform a loop, which is passed through the `wire loop at the end ot' thefloat or sinker, from the Side opposite the pin (l. lheloop is thenpassed over the end of the pin, and upon drawing the line, it

assumes the position shownin figs. 2 and 3. The float or sinker may bestill more securely attached hy doubling the loop, as plainly shown inlig. 1.

What I claim, and desireto secure hyLetters Patent-,'iswi :i im lncombination with. the Wire `loop C, attached to the float or sinken',the pin d, as and for the purposes described. t

` l `JAMES INGRAM. Witnesses; l y

l R. C. J assises, p l `Jonas E. Hswmxs.

